I feel like you can say this about pretty much anything. When the system being thought about gets to a certain size, most people default to 'I think how the peo

I feel like you can say this about pretty much anything. When the system being thought about gets to a certain size, most people default to 'I think how the people who I trust think.' And most people do not vet this chain of trust because they don't want to or are simply unable to. After a while, they end up with convictions they cannot defend rationally.